Inter-Christian relations

13.01.2010 18:25

The DECR Chairman: “We are not prepared to talk either of concrete time, or concrete venue of the meeting between the Patriarch of Moscow and the Pope of Rome”

"We are not prepared as yet to talk either of concrete time, or concrete venue of the meeting between the Patriarch of Moscow and the Pope of Rome," Archbishop Hilarion said. "We say that this meeting should be thoroughly and well prepared, and preparation should include not only protocol formalities."
12.01.2010 22:12

Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations meets with Russian and foreign journalists

The meeting was dedicated to the external activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2010. Archbishop Hilarion submitted a working plan of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations for approval by His Holiness the Patriarch and members of the Holy Synod at its session on 25 December 2009…
12.01.2010 17:43

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Director of “La Verite” French Catholic Research Centre

They discussed the present state of the Orthodox-Catholic theological dialogue and possible joint scholarly and publications projects.
28.12.2009 17:32

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Mgr Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris

Archbishop Hilarion expressed satisfaction at the intensive development of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church in France, which has been observed in recent years.
25.12.2009 19:26

Holy Synod decisions on external affairs

At its meeting on 25 December 2009, the Holy Synod made a number of decisions concerning the external work of the Russian Orthodox Church. The 2010 DECR work plan as presented by the DECR chairman was approved.
25.12.2009 15:39

Αρχιεπίσκοπος Βολοκολάμσκ Ιλαρίων απέστειλε συγχαρητήρια επιστολή στον Μητροπολίτη Γαλλίας Εμμανουήλ με αφορμή την εκλογή του στη θέση του Προέδρου του Συμβουλίου Ευρωπαϊκών Εκκλησιών

(Russian) Председатель Отдела внешних церковных связей Московского Патриархата архиепископ Волоколамский Иларион поздравил митрополита Галльского Эммануила с избранием на пост президента Конференции европейских церквей.
25.12.2009 10:02

DECR chairman sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Christian Churches

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, has sent Christmas greetings to Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Patriarchate and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Yukka Paarma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland, Archbishop Rowan Williams of the Anglican Community and to…
25.12.2009 9:50

Patriarch Kirill sends Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Christian Churches

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent Christmas greetings to heads of non-Orthodox Christians Churches, including Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Patriarchate and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Yukka Paarma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland, Archbishop Rowan Williams of the Anglican Community and…
23.12.2009 13:06

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk congratulates Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone on his 75th birthday

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, sent the following congratulation to Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, on his 75th birthday. Your Eminence: I wholeheartedly congratulate you on your 75th birthday. Your service to God in the Salesian family and…
22.12.2009 16:04

Patriarch Kirill receives Christian Public Association President Kazimierz Morawski

Welcoming Mr. Morawski, His Holiness noted in particular the long-standing experience of good relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Christian Public Association.